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This week we tackle a topic we've considered for sometime: MIKE'S HARD LEMONADE. We discuss this drink's origins and our own memories of the branding around this drink (along with our experiences). We then move to sampling the drinks from the mixed variety pack: Lemon, Lime, Black Cherry, and Cranberry. Along the way we chatted: "alcohol guy"; nostalgic branding; Tuscan Lemonade; banned-in-Canada dyes; Chuck Berry; Yoko Ono; Beatles' 1; A Day in the Life; brand names used as product names; and the recent solar eclipse.

We'll be back next with a craft lineup of some kind.

Timestamps:

11:02 Lemonade #1 (LEMON)

18:54 Lemonade #2 (LIME)

27:54 Lemonade #3 (BLACK CHERRY)

43:54 Lemonade #4 (CRANBERRY)

52:15 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio (The Saga)



Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom returned back from vacation and felt like clearing through some backlog, so we compiled some random beers we had in our collection to see which one would be this week's winner. First up is the selection from Dominion City: CIVIC PILSNER. Next up is a selection brewed in partnership with Spearhead Brewery and the Society of Beer Drinking Ladies: CHERRY DARK LAGER. The last selection is one from an old favourite, Cowbell Brewing Co., called JUICED SEAGULL. Outside of the beers, we also discussed our recent trip to Winnipeg and our experiences with their craft beer scene. We also discussed: Sasha Baron Cohen's divorce; organic snacks; coca cola on draught; I Think You Should Leave; and piss drinking.

We'll be back next week with most likely another seltzer series.

Timestamps:

03:12 Beer #1 (CIVIC)

16:34 Beer #2 (CHERRY DARK LAGER)

39:16 Beer #3 (JUICED SEAGULL)

52:10 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

https://cowbellbrewing.com/

https://ladiesdrinkbeer.com/

https://www.dominioncity.ca/

Intro and closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com)

Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com)

It's been a while since we last discussed seltzers, so we decided to kick off the emergent 2024 seltzer season by profiling the new tequila soda mixed pack by Cottage Springs Beverage Co. This box features four flavours: Pineapple, Grapefruit, Lime, and Mango. Along the way we also discussed: The Simpsons; Honey We Shrunk Ourselves; bad snacks; road beers; the upcoming NFL season and some recent changes on our teams; Kawhi Leonard; banned in Canada food dyes; and Tom also discussed his recent trip to the Alberta Beer Festival (shout out to One For The Road Brewing Co.)

We'll be back following the Easter holidays with another craft beer lineup.

Timestamps:

08:39 Seltzer #1 (PINEAPPLE)

17:36 Seltzer #2 (GRAPEFRUIT)

26:11 Seltzer #3 (LIME)

33:49 Seltzer #4 (MANGO)

57:50 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio (The Saga)


Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom return back to some familiar material, sampling a selection of more conventional lagers from the craft beer scene. First up, we embrace the cottage mindset with the satisfying LITTLE ISLAND LEMON LAGER. Next up is a selection from a recent episode, New Level Brewing, as we dive into HELLION LAGER. We wrap things up with our first Flying Monkeys beer, the pumpkin lager THEATRE OF MADNESS. We efficiently crushed these beers, but we did have some time to chat about: cottage mindset; safety meetings; yacht rock; British power metal; Grateful Dead bootlegs; and the LCBO food sampling stations.

We'll be back next week with another miscellaneous craft mix (trying to clean up some old cupboard stock before the summer!)

Timestamps:

04:42 Beer #1 (LITTLE ISLAND)

17:36 Beer #2 (HELLION LAGER)

29:02 Beer #3 (THEATRE OF MADNESS)

54:28 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

https://canvasbrewing.com/

https://www.newlevelbrewing.ca/

https://www.flyingmonkeys.ca/

Intro and closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com)

Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com)

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom head to Toronto to sample some beers from the popular craft joint: Burdock Brewery. After introducing the brewery we get into the beers. First, the tasty helles-style lager, the Dad-vibey DELUXE. Next up is the futuristic lookin' VERMONT BLONDE. We wrap things up by forming a 'Flying V' and skating over to the DUCKS IPA. Because two of the three beers were small cans, we wrapped this episode pretty quick. However, along the way we did chat about: Murdoch Mysteries; Maury Povich; Billy Madison; the Dune 2 popcorn bucket; Brass Monkey; and Karen Carpenter. Boy did we cover a lot of ground.

We'll be back next week with a craft lager lineup

Timestamps:

08:47 Beer #1 (DELUXE)

20:25 Beer #2 (VERMONT BLONDE)

33:19 Beer #3 (DUCKS)

51:02 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

https://burdockbrewery.com/

Intro and closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com)

Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com)

For close to a year, the masses have told us "we want another stout episode!" Finally, on this week's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, we return back to the world of craft stouts. We profile a hodgepodge lineup from across the country, the first result being Brock Street Brewing Company's MILK CHOCOLATE STOUT from Whitby, Ontario. We switch over to Alberta, to profile the ICE CUTTER vanilla latte stout, courtesy of Sylvan Lake's Snake Laker Brewing. Our final selection is the unique ROOT BEER FLOAT STOUT by Toronto's Lost Craft Brewery. It was nice to return to one of our favourite kinds of beer. Along the way we also discussed: our teachers at Jockvale Elementary School and their strong memories; refrigeration before the advent of electricity, music; and what the ASMR acronym stands for.

We'll be back next week with a Toronto craft lineup.

Timestamps:

05:26 Beer #1 (MILK CHOCOLATE STOUT)

21:58 Beer #2 (ICE CUTTER)

40:41 Beer #3 (ROOT BEER FLOAT)

1:02:54 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

https://brockstreetbrewing.com/

https://snakelake.beer/

https://lostcraft.ca/

Intro and closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com)

Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com)